Lynn Pearson is an independent architectural historian, writer and photographer specialising in architectural ceramics, postwar decorative arts and the buildings of the brewing industry. She has been based in Newcastle upon Tyne since 1984. She has published seventeen books, including pioneering works on seaside architecture, the architectural history of British breweries, and the architecture of cooperative living, and over fifty articles, reports and conference papers. She studied at the universities of Warwick, Birmingham and Newcastle upon Tyne, and has been a Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, and the School of Art & Design, University of Wolverhampton.

Her Tile Gazetteer: A Guide to British Tile and Architectural Ceramics Locations (Richard Dennis, 2005), written for the Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society (TACS), was runner-up and highly commended in the 2005 National Reference Book of the Year Awards sponsored by Nielsen BookData. Current research includes a report on the architecture of English breweries for English Heritage (with the Brewery History Society), and a major project on architectural ceramics worldwide. Her Played in Tyne and Wear, a study of sporting architectural heritage in the northeast, will be published by English Heritage in September 2010; it is part of the groundbreaking Played in Britain series.

You can link to Lynn's blog here.         NEW - the Blue House Books website.

OUT NOW! A Field Guide to Postwar Murals by Lynn Pearson (Blue House Books, December 2008), the first ever book on these postwar artworks. Featuring superb colour photography, this handy 80-page guide to British mural art and where to find it is now available for only £10.95 plus postage. Only available from blurb.com. Click for details at blurb.com and a 15-page full colour preview of the book.

Published October 2008 the new, totally revised edition of Piers and Other Seaside Architecture. From the C20 Magazine review of Piers: 'It's definitely a good introduction, and light to pack if you are planning a trip.' Buy Piers on Amazon.